The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-16
BRIGHAM CITY.
Spring and Spring Fever ORA
matte Notes.
To the Editor OF The HERALD.

To the Editor OF The HERALD.
We are having delightful, pleasant,
spring-like weather at the present time.
March came in calm, peaceful and ser
enc, and using the old comparison, like
a lamb. While all our surroundings
seems to be filed with the signs and
sounds of spring; while swelling buds
and the shooting forth of vegetation,
and the warbling of numerous birds fill
the sensitive soul with spring poetry,
commencing, Spring has come, etc ;"
however, before giving vent TO my over
whelning sentiments on the arrival Of
spring, l will wait little longer, as
twitcbing corns and aching rhuematics
foretell coming change. Still it is
evident that the spring fever has ar
rived, and has badly attacked some of
the juvenile portion OF the population
of our town and heated up their young
blood 10 an abnormal condition, which
has creut ont at their finger ends in the
shape of pilfering.
Last week there were two detach nents
of them before one of our magistrates at
tw,, different times, charged with pur
Joining various articles from the"ten cent
counter" of the Box Elder Hardware Cos
store. The boys received q good reprl-
manding from the justice ana were
fined in sums ranging from 50 up to 81
each which It is hoped will cool down
their spring fever so that they will
never be guilty of these tricks again.
Ga SATURDAY. evening last our Home
Dramatic Club performed the great so
ciety play, entitled A Life Chase, to
crowded house and the audience ap-
peared to be the most refined and
orderly, taken as whole, that had
been in the Theatre the past season.
The characters of the play were, gener
ally speaking, suitably cast, and the |
various mem ers OF the company made |
as much of them as it was possible |
under the circumstances. There we're
some new scenery, stage appointments,
and settings and considerable trouble
and expense were bestowed on the pro-
duction of the piece by the manage
ment OF our clue. But the play, es-
peclally the first act, of A Life Chase, IS
too dry and monntonous in the dia-
logue, and the scenes are so devoid of
point OF interest, as to almost weary
IL patience OF the audience. The plot
OF the play, although somewhat in
genlously woven, ideally, is rendered
too obscure and intricate, verbally in
several scsnes. to prevent a natural
suspense, uneasiness and ssemi dis
from taking possession of the
auditors. OF course. this is the fault
Of the author, and not of the
actors, as was shown on Saturday
night. Messrs. E. H. Pierce, B. F.
Howells and Mr.. M. H. Snow had
some long and trying parts but rendered
them in pralseworthy and creditabIe
which rendered the services
)t the prompter almost unnecessary.
Mr.. Frank Bowring as the Marquis
De Fon telle, dressed and acted the part
n good style, throwing short vein of
1umor into his scenes. While Mr.. NJ.
L Snow as Peregrine Thrill, threw in
'ome local gags, one of which was in
,egard to DR.. Darlington s challenge for
loyalty" at our late election. Mrs.
9. H. Pierce, as usual, dressed, and
made the most Of her part Madame
3augal, that it seemed possible for her
o do, although it was apparent
hat she was out OF her proper
orte, the character she assumed
'eing one that savored more of
cath than that .of life. which
! is this lady s natsrcs Ito portray. The
ecretl of the play, y Life Chase. is
OF discovered till the last. scene OF the
ist act, when Bertrand Aivimar (Mr.
!. H. Piercel confesses that ne CON-
litted the murder and then murders
lmself with dagger, and just as the
udlence IS becoming interested down
1meS the curtain.
On next Saturday evening the Ogden
Iome Dramatic Troupe announce that
ley will introduce Miss Chester" to C
1r citizens. As We have never met
lis titled young lady. we trust the in
oduction Will be gratifying to all con-
,rned. r
BRIGHAM CITY, March IA, 1887.